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Two Bullets for Todd Gilbert
When Jay Jones texted his hideous thoughts three years ago, he reflected a widespread enchantment with political violence, says John Reid, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Does anyone really think Jones has changed his mind? Listen to the latest Oinkonomics podcast. Jim Bacon: Good morning, everybody. I’m Jim Bacon, and this is the Oinkonomics podcast.…
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Spanberger Dodges Debate Questions
The Democrat candidate for governor refused to answer important questions despite multiple follow-ups by moderators. by Victoria Manning Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger dodged difficult questions from reporters on hot topics all year. Given multiple opportunities to answer direct and follow up questions during a debate, she still refused to give provide answers to Virginians.…
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Who Owns the Statues?
And who controls their fates? by Patricia N. Saffran and Ann McLean LA’s Monuments Exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, which opens this month, is being funded to desecrate figures from American history. As a result, culture battles are heating up over whether or not to send magnificent Confederate Beaux Arts monuments to Los Angeles.…
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You REALLY Don’t Hate The Media Enough
by Kerry Dougherty Chapter 5,978 of “You Don’t Hate The Media Enough.” Today’s installment features The Virginian-Pilot, Time Magazine and CNN. Let’s start with the local offender first, shall we? On Saturday, the editorial board finally weighed in on the Jay Jones scandal by publishing a sniveling piece headlined: “Voters Will Render The Judgment On…
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Debate’s Biggest Losers: 450,000 Early Voters and Jones
By Derrick Max, Last night’s first and final Virginia gubernatorial debate between Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger had one clear loser — the approximately 446,000 Commonwealth voters who had already cast their early ballots. For a state that has such a storied civic heritage, relying on a single, late-stage debate fails the test of responsible…
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Sunday Memes on Monday (Again)
Hey, I was still in the Denver Airport and on the plane most of yesterday. Did I miss anything while riding the rails in the Rockies? Jim returns this week, I think.
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Disbar Mr. Jones
By James C. Sherlock Disbarment presents a higher requirement for wrongdoing than perhaps it used to. But counselor Jay Jones has easily exceeded any such standards with his deranged- and written- call for the murder of the Speaker of the Virginia House.
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Jeanine’s Memes
The Bull Elephant But the overall theme of the batch is “paybacks are hell.” Jim Comey probably regrets his earlier post about those seashells….
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A Call for Civility
Virginians are desperate for a change in tone. The Charlie Kirk memorial at UVA hit all the right notes. I was proud of the University of Virginia students speaking last evening at the Charlie Kirk memorial held in Cabell Hall. The message was pitch-perfect: a celebration (as advertised) of free speech and civil dialogue. The…
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And in More Charlie Kirk-Related Developments in Virginia….
***** Sponsored Content ***** This memorial to Charlie Kirk focusing on free speech and civil discourse is being organized by the University of Virginia chapters of the Young Americans for Freedom, College Republicans, and Turning Point USA. Charlottesville residents are encouraged to participate in person. Others may watch it remotely. Click here to view the…
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All the Lovely People
Charlottesville writer Scott Johnston’s new book is a lark, but it makes a serious point about society’s new norms, status seeking, and virtue signaling in the wealthy enclaves of New York. Listen to the latest Oinkonomics podcast. James Bacon: Hello, everybody. I’m Jim Bacon, and this is the Oinkonomics Podcast. American society seems more divided…
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Not Sweet
by James C. Sherlock I have written here for years about Virginia’s worst nursing homes and the inevitable abuse that comes from ritual understaffing as a business model. The activities of the nursing home operating companies are funded by Medicare and Medicaid and overseen by federal and state health authorities. To make short a very…